Want to give back to the Queen's community? Interested in supporting your fellow students in their academic journey at Queen's? Apply to become a Peer Academic Support Service Advisor today!
Applications are due March 12, 2021 at 11:59pm ET.
What is PASS?
Peer Academic Support Service (PASS) is a volunteer service that is run through the Faculty of Arts and Science to assist first-year students. The service is designed to ease student transition into university and to promote academic success. Peer Advisors address common questions and concerns (scheduling, plan requirements, SOLUS, and selecting courses) during confidential, non-judgmental advising sessions. PASS also deliver brief presentations at key periods during the year to address common questions and concerns of Arts and Science students, such as preregistration for second year plans and courses.
If you have quick questions and wish to drop for a 10-minute, one-on-one appointment with an academic advisor, please join us via Zoom on Fridays from 1:30-3:00 pm EST. Note that space is limited.
What is PASS?
Peer Academic Support Service (PASS) is a volunteer service that is run through the Faculty of Arts and Science to assist first-year students. The service is designed to ease student transition into university and to promote academic success. Peer Advisors address common questions and concerns (scheduling, plan requirements, SOLUS, and selecting courses) during confidential, non-judgmental advising sessions. PASS also deliver brief presentations at key periods during the year to address common questions and concerns of Arts and Science students, such as preregistration for second year plans and courses.
Who is PASS?
The PASS team is made up of upper year volunteers from a range of programs and disciplines in the Faculty of Arts and Science. All Peer Advisors have been trained to comment and answer questions concerning all areas of study.
Speak with a Peer Advisor for questions about:
Speak with an Academic Advisor in the Faculty Office for questions about:
Letters to QECO: Advisors can provide students with 'credits completed over and above' letters for Qualifications Evaluations Council of Ontario.
Drop-in Advising Details
Send your questions to passhelp@queensu.ca and we will connect with you to chat online with a Peer Advisor.
You can run your own Academic Requirements Report via SOLUS. Find instructions on how to run and read your report on our Academic Requirements Reports webpage.
Need a double-check? We now have a handy tool to help with this inquiry! You can now submit a Degree Check request online and you’ll receive a degree audit by e-mail. Please allow up to a week for a response.
To find out what specific grades you will need to earn this year to reach your GPA goals, check out our handy GPA calculator. This tool will allow you to run through a number of different grade scenarios to help you make decisions about dropping classes, taking extra classes, repeating classes, etc.
Here are all the different ways you can receive some academic support:
Our phone line is staffed Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. During peak periods, it may take some time to get through to our lines but know that we are working as hard as we can to help you and your patience is very appreciated.
We ask that you read the Frequently Asked Questions below and run your Academic Requirements Report and review it prior to making an academic advising appointment.
We offer online 30-minute academic appointments via Microsoft Teams that can be prebooked in advance. Please call us at 613-533-2470 to schedule a time.
Although the University is operating remotely at this time, all of our student support services are still available.
If you require academic accommodation, you can find information to how to register through Student Accessibility Services: https://www.queensu.ca/studentwellness/accessibility-services/
Welcome to the Degree Quick Check Station!
Need to make sure that you are on track to graduate? Fill out the form below.